Banjo



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL GARDIE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BANJO.

Application filed. April 21,

specification and shown in the'accompany- 111g drawings, in which:

Figure l is a front elevation of a banjo head; and

Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line 2 of Fig. 1. p

The body of the banjo consists of an annular rim 10 to which is secureda usual neck 11. A dished bowl 12 which iscomposed preferably of numberof thin layers of wood glued together is supported upon the upper edgeof the rim 10. The upper edge of this rim is also preferably correspondingly dished to fit the bowl 12.

The flanged metal rim 1% fits over the edge of the rim 10 and bears uponthe top of the bowl 12 in a curved line preferably over the inner edgeof the rim 10. v

A head 1% is placed over the flange 13 and turns back over the ring 15which holds the head snugly over the outer edge of the flange 13. Anannular band 16 is placed over the ring 15 and is held down by a numberof pins 1'5" which pass through brackets 18. These brackets have pins 19which pass through holes in the rim 10 and are held thereon by means ofscrews 20. The pins.

1'? are threaded at their lower end to receive the adjusting nuts21. j i

It will thus be seen that the head 14: and the bowl 12 are held upon therim by these nuts 2]..

Strings 22 are mounted upon the banjo in any desired manner and passover the bridge 23 which rests upon the head M. An opening 24 is formedin the head beneath the strings 22 and between the bridge 23 and theneck 11. i i

This banjo produces a tone of greatly improved quality,is simple andinexpensive to Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1, 1922. 1921. Serial No. 463,379.

manufacture and is easily and quickly assembled or disassembled.

While I have shown and described but a single embodiment of myinvention, it is to be understood thatit is capable of manymodifications. Changes, therefore, in the construction and arrangementmay be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invent onas disclosed in the appended claims, in which itis my intention to claimall novelty inherent in my invention as broadly as possible inview ofthe prior art.

What I claim new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: v

l. A ban o comprising a frame having an annular rim, a head stretchedover said frame, an opening in said head,*and a bowl supported betweensaid head and rim and completely closing the space within said run. i I

2. A banjo comprising a frame having an annular run, a bowl supportedupon the upper edge of the rim, a flanged member surrounding the rim andhaving a depressed lip overlying said bowl, a head stretched over theedge of said flanged member and '75 means for holding said head thereon.

banjo comprising a frame having an annular rim, a concave-convex bowl ofsub stantially uniform. thickness throughout supported upon theupperedge of therim, a flanged member surrounding the rim and having adepressed lip overlying saidbowl, a head stretched over the edge of saidflanged member and means for holding said head thereon. I I

4. A banjo comprising a frame having an annular rim, a concave-convexbowl of substantially uniform thickness and convexity, supported uponthe upper edge of the rim, a flanged member surrounding the rim andhaving a depressed lip overlying said bowl, a head stretched over theedge of I said flanged member and means for holding said head thereon.

hi PAUL i enema.

m rk Witness to mark: a J, M. KELLY.

